And the 25-year-old is also convinced the Light Blues can make an immediate impact among the big boys.

O’Halloran said: “We’re more than capable of challenging. We have good players here.

“We want to win and challenge for trophies. We’re a confident bunch of lads and have belief in ourselves.

“When we get to the Premier League the aim has to be to challenge at the top. The fans will expect it.”

It has been suggested that Warburton will truly discover the real pressure of life in the Ibrox hotseat when Rangers renew their league rivalry with Celtic.

But Warburton dismissed that notion and insists coping with the pressure of big-money deals on the trading room floor when he was a banker in London proves he can handle anything football throws up at him.

The Englishman said: “I read a few comments that I’m living in Candyfloss Land in Lollipop Lane or something if I think I know what the job entails. That’s absolute nonsense.

“To say you can’t deal with it is a little bit disrespectful.

“I’ve had $2million around my body parts and dealt with that.”

Warburton hopes to have winger Harry Forrester tied to an extended deal soon.

The Ibrox manager added: “We are very close. Harry will hopefully commit himself to a long-term future at the club.”

Warburton admitted his players must get better at blocking out the crowd.

Rangers seemed to lose their way during the closing stages of Saturday’s 3-3 draw at Raith, with their fans reacting to goals being scored in games featuring their Championship rivals.

When asked if his players lost concentration, Warburton replied: “If it did, we have to improve on that, as in games ahead that will happen time and time again. So we have to keep learning from it.

“It’s that stage of the season. There were late goals at Hibernian and Falkirk.

“We have a young group of players and we spoke about responding to the crowd. They heard the noises and knew there was something going on.”